One House, Two Writing Processes, Part 2: From Outline to Final Draft

In part 1 of this series, I explored how two writers with different styles—me as a trained editor and my husband Bill as a trained journalist—approach the initial stages of writing. 

Today, we’ll dive into the second half of the writing process: outlining, drafting, and revising. As before, you’ll see that though our approaches differ, they lead to the same destination: engaging, well-crafted content.

4. Outlining: To Structure or Not to Structure

I’m a firm believer in outlines. Yes, they can be t...